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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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